HAPIVERI Magazine

Tadashi Imai's Character Portrayals: Applying Social Themes and Lighting to Corporate Videos

Tadashi Imai's Character Portrayals: Applying S...

Listening to Vulnerable Voices Where Literature Meets Cinema While known as a master of socially engaged cinema, Tadashi Imai also devoted his passion to adapting outstanding literature. His An Inlet...

Tadashi Imai's Character Portrayals: Applying S...

Listening to Vulnerable Voices Where Literature Meets Cinema While known as a master of socially engaged cinema, Tadashi Imai also devoted his passion to adapting outstanding literature. His An Inlet...

Kazuo Kuroki: The Pain and Tenderness of Youth—Another Side Seen in The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma and Preparation for the Festival

Kazuo Kuroki: The Pain and Tenderness of Youth—...

Many people may associate Kazuo Kuroki with war films. The War Requiem Trilogy he made late in his career is certainly memorable, but before that, he was also a master...

Kazuo Kuroki: The Pain and Tenderness of Youth—...

Many people may associate Kazuo Kuroki with war films. The War Requiem Trilogy he made late in his career is certainly memorable, but before that, he was also a master...

Lessons from Kazuo Kuroki's A Boy's Summer in 1945: Applying Memory to Video Production

Lessons from Kazuo Kuroki's A Boy's Summer in 1...

There are no gunshots or explosions in this film. The characters quietly live their daily lives, and a boy simply faces the emotions of adolescence. Yet war is certainly present...

Lessons from Kazuo Kuroki's A Boy's Summer in 1...

There are no gunshots or explosions in this film. The characters quietly live their daily lives, and a boy simply faces the emotions of adolescence. Yet war is certainly present...

Yoichi Takabayashi’s Visual Expression and Experimental Cinema: Exploring the Possibilities of Japanese Film

Yoichi Takabayashi’s Visual Expression and Expe...

Japanese cinema is celebrated worldwide for Akira Kurosawa’s period films and Yasujiro Ozu’s tranquil human dramas, but it also includes experimental filmmakers who pursued new visual possibilities. Among them, Yoichi...

Yoichi Takabayashi’s Visual Expression and Expe...

Japanese cinema is celebrated worldwide for Akira Kurosawa’s period films and Yasujiro Ozu’s tranquil human dramas, but it also includes experimental filmmakers who pursued new visual possibilities. Among them, Yoichi...

New Forms of Historical Cinema: Human Drama in Ryomaden and Beneath the Shadow

New Forms of Historical Cinema: Human Drama in ...

Historical works in Japanese cinema have taken many forms, including period dramas and biographical films. Director Keishi Otomo, however, depicts history and human drama through new perspectives and visual expression,...

New Forms of Historical Cinema: Human Drama in ...

Historical works in Japanese cinema have taken many forms, including period dramas and biographical films. Director Keishi Otomo, however, depicts history and human drama through new perspectives and visual expression,...

Innovation in the Rurouni Kenshin Series: New Ground for Japanese Film Action

Innovation in the Rurouni Kenshin Series: New G...

Action in Japanese films commonly meant period-drama swordplay, wire action, or a style relying heavily on CG. Rurouni Kenshin, released in 2012, renewed that expression and captivated audiences with realistic...

Innovation in the Rurouni Kenshin Series: New G...

Action in Japanese films commonly meant period-drama swordplay, wire action, or a style relying heavily on CG. Rurouni Kenshin, released in 2012, renewed that expression and captivated audiences with realistic...